James Wedderburn (athlete)

James Wedderburn ( born June 23, 1938 on Barbados ) is a Barbadian 400 - meter runner, who competed at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 for the West Indies Federation.

In the 400 - meter race, he was in the first heat in 47.4 seconds second behind the eventual Olympic gold medalist Otis Davis. In the intermediate run Wedderburn finished in 47.0 seconds 4th place behind Jack Yerman, Kevan Gosper and Manfred children.

The 4x400 - meter relay of the West Indies Federation in the cast Malcolm Spence, Wedderburn, Keith Gardner and George Kerr won the lead in 3:09,1 minutes. In the intermediate run, the season ranked in 3:09,2 minutes into second place behind the squadron from the U.S., in the finals won the relay in 3:04,0 minutes the bronze medal behind the squadrons from the U.S. and from Germany.

Nationality

The crew of the West Indies Federation adopted only in 1960 at the Olympic Games in part. Jamaican sprinter had previously and subsequently won Olympic medals, including sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago have been quite successful, while the list of Olympic medalist from Barbados only Obadele Thompson has.

In Olympic medal levels across all games away earlier existing countries is always trying to combine with today's existing countries. This is relatively easy when countries have come together, it is often complicated when countries have shared.

The nationality of the season of the West Indies Federation is difficult to divide today nationalities. Born in Kingston George Kerr and Keith Gardner are referred to in all sources agreed to be Jamaican. Malcolm Spence is mostly referred to as Jamaican, he is sometimes also associated with Trinidad. At James Wedderburn the matter is more complicated. He is born either in Barbados or his parents came from there. He lived in 1960 in Barbados or Trinidad. Kamper and Mallon gradually Wedderburn as athletes of Barbados a .. Wallechinsky says: " Wedderburn what from Barbados;. the rest of the relay team which from Jamaica " ( translation: Wedderburn came from Barbados and the rest of the season was from Jamaica. ) Volker Kluge, however, writes about the 14 members of the crew of the West Indies Federation: " Eight athletes were from Jamaica, six of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados had no assets in the team. "

It should be noted: Malcolm Spence, James Wedderburn, Keith Gardner and George Kerr jointly won an Olympic bronze medal for the West Indies Federation.